# Accident 20240525006499A: Brallier Scott GLASAIR I, Perry, FL, May 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2024, 21:54 local time
- Place: Perry, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9119° N, 84.1929° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9119&lon=-84.1929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N446KW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N446KW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brallier Scott GLASAIR I (registry code 05630W0, https://openairdocs.org/model/brallier-scott-glasair-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRALLIER SCOTT GLASAIR I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240525006499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 26TH 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 0100Z, A SINGLE ENGINE GLASAIR DEPARTED DESTIN FL (KDTS) ENROUTE TO ZEPHRYHILLS (KZPH). ATC LOST RADAR DATA AND THE PILOT REPORTED HAZE DURING A MAYDAY CALL AT APPROXIMATELY 0154Z. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GULF OF MEXICO APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES EAST OF BALD POINT FLORIDA. ONE ABOARD, ONE FATAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA24LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA227), May 26, 2024: Brallier Scott Glasair I (N446KW), Gulf of Mexico, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while flying over water in dark night conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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